February 10, 200521 yr I know, shocker but my '90 Legacy is leaking oil. This is actually it's first oil leak and it has 208K. The leak isn't real bad but it's hard to tell where it's coming from. I had the oil changed at a goodyear and they used a faulty oil filter which caused oil sludge to run all over the bottom of the motor. After replacing the filter I waited about two weeks waiting for the spilt oil to stop dripping....well, I still have a small fresh oil spot in my driveway. The bottom of the valve covers have always looked weepy but I plan on doing them which shouldn't be a problem but I figure I should do the gasket behind the crank pulley. I've never done that one. Advice? Anything else I should swap out while I'm in there? I just recently did the timing belt so I'm not relishing doing it again. Maybe I should just do the valve covers and hope that stops the leak? I'd like to clean underneath the motor too but I can't think of an easy way to do it. I thought about driving to a u-wash type place, pull into the bay, jack up the car, and spray..that'll take time but get it clearner. Opinions?
February 10, 200521 yr The older geberation roos are notorious for leaks, but the newer ones aren't. With the type of mileage you post, it's not a surprise, but you should be able to stem the flow.
February 10, 200521 yr I haven't had much luck at the drive in car washes, unless they have a steam option. I have had luck finding a local shop that has a steam cleaner, and letting them go at it for a while.
February 11, 200521 yr Author I crawled under the Subie when I got home. I can see oil pooled near the drain plug and from a low spot on the chassis. The underside of the valve covers are seepy but no sludge....I think I might be leaking a little at the oil pan itself. I hate kind of shooting in the dark like this but I guess I'll do the gaskets for the oil pan and valve covers and hope it stops..... It pisses me off that the thing wasn't leaking at all until someone other then me changes the oil....I guess I don't think they loosened my oil pan or something so I guess I have to think coincidence...
February 11, 200521 yr You Guyz! They're SUBARUS. They're not 'leaking' oil, they're marking their territory!
February 12, 200521 yr You Guyz! They're SUBARUS. They're not 'leaking' oil, they're marking their territory! When my cam seals were bad I leaked a lot of oil on my friends driveway...his dad made me clean it off
February 12, 200521 yr You Guyz! They're SUBARUS. They're not 'leaking' oil, they're marking their territory! lol My 93 isnt leaking oil, well not unless its a minor drip I cant find for the life of me. Thinking it's burning a bit when I run it, naturally...lol car #3 with this issue, bot the other 2 were domestics...and yes I run a motor with almost 250k HARD
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